Getting Sydney back on track
The biggest coordinated program of rail maintenance ever undertaken in Sydney has begun.
Sydney Trains has created the Rail Repair Plan, an accelerated maintenance program that will take place over the next year or more to build a more reliable and resilient train network.
We’ve done our best to minimise impacts to passengers, focusing our maintenance work outside of peak times, predominantly on weekends, and staggering it across different lines on different weekends so trains can still run. We recognise some disruption is inevitable.
Check your line below to see if your travel may be affected.
How to keep updated
- Plan ahead using the Trip Planner
- Use the Opal Travel app
- Check travel alerts
- Subscribe to the trackwork alert email
The Sydney Rail Repair Plan has been prepared in response to the recent recommendations made by the expert panel conducting the Sydney Trains Review.
The primary recommendation was to focus on clearing the extensive maintenance backlog across the network, reduce equipment failures and restore reliability.
Sydney Trains has now created the Rail Repair Plan, an accelerated maintenance program that will take place over the next year or more to build a more reliable and resilient train network.
Maintenance work is being prioritised during existing trackwork windows such as on weekends, weeknights, during school holidays or during off peak on a weekday when fewer people are catching trains.
We work closely with our event planning team to ensure there will be transport options to get you where you need to go.
If you’re using the rail network on weekends, please plan ahead using tools such the Trip Planner, the Opal Travel app and check travel alerts or subscribe to the trackwork alert email to keep up-to-date with the latest changes.
Trackwork Monday 11 to Sunday 17 December
No trackwork scheduled.
No trackwork scheduled.
Friday 15 to Sunday 17 December
- From 10pm Friday and all weekend, limited buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Strathfield.
- Change at Lidcombe for trains to the City via Bankstown.
- Saturday and Sunday, you can catch a direct train between T1 Western Line stations and the City via Bankstown.
- Richmond trains run between Richmond and Leppington.
Friday 15 to Sunday 17 December
- From 10pm Friday and all weekend, limited buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Strathfield.
- If travelling to the City change at:
- Glenfield for trains via the Airport
- Liverpool or Lidcombe for trains via Bankstown
- If travelling to Flemington, Homebush or Strathfield, change at Lidcombe for a bus.
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December
- Extra trains run between Lidcombe and the City via Sydenham, to a changed timetable and stopping pattern.
Monday 11 to Thursday 14 December
- Nightly from 9.40pm to 4am, buses replace trains between Cronulla and Sutherland.
- Wednesday and Friday, from 12.15am to 4am, buses also replace some trains between Waterfall and Hurstville.
- Thursday and Friday, buses also replace the 4.03am Cronulla to Sutherland service.
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December
- Buses replace trains between Central and Bondi Junction.
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Cronulla or Waterfall and North Sydney. Change at Town Hall for express buses to Bondi Junction.
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December
- Extra trains run between Richmond and Leppington.
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Olympic Park and Lidcombe, with some trains continuing to Penrith or Leppington.
- If you are travelling to the City change at Lidcombe for trains via the T3 Bankstown Line.
- Buses replace all trains between Lidcombe and Strathfield.
No trackwork scheduled.
Friday 15 to Sunday 17 December
- From 10pm Friday, extra trains run between Rhodes and the City Circle.
Friday 15 December
- From 9.50pm to 2am, trains run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern between Blue Mountains Line stations and Central via the T3 Bankstown Line.
- Trains run up to 30 minutes later than the normal timetable.
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December
- Trains run between Blue Mountains Line stations and Blacktown only, due to trackwork between Lidcombe and Strathfield.
- Change at Penrith for express buses to Strathfield.
- T1 Western Line trains run between Penrith, Blacktown and Olympic Park or the City via Bankstown.
- Trains from Blacktown to Blue Mountains Line stations run 30 minutes later than normal.
- Some trains between Bathurst and Lithgow also run to a changed timetable.
No trackwork scheduled.
Thursday 14 December
- From 8.45am to 11.15am, buses replace trains between Maitland and Muswellbrook.
Wednesday 13 and Friday 15 December
- The 00:23 Central to Kiama service will start from Waterfall at 01:37 and run up to 30 minutes later than the normal timetable.
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December
- Buses replace trains between Central and Bondi Junction.
- Saturday from 7.30am to 11.30am, at Bulli, Woonona, Bellambi and Corrimal, all trains leave from platform 1.
- From 12pm to 4pm, at Corrimal, Bellambi, Woonona and Bulli, all trains leave from platform 2.
- Sunday from 7.30am to 11.30am, at Towradgi, Fairy Meadow and North Wollongong all trains leave from platform 1.
- From 12pm to 4pm, at North Wollongong, Fairy Meadow and Towradgi, all trains leave from platform 2.
Saturday 16 December
- From 10am to 4pm, buses replace trains between Campbelltown and Moss Vale.
Trackwork Monday 18 December 2023 to Monday 1 January 2024
Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 December
- Nightly from 10pm to 1.30am, trains run in one direction only, from Central first stop Museum.
- Some trains may start or end at Central, run to a changed timetable or leave from different platforms.
- You may need to change trains to continue your journey.
- The light rail runs between Circular Quay and Central.
Saturday 23 December
- From 10.50pm to 2am, trains run in one direction only, from Central first stop Museum.
- Some trains may start or end at Central, run to a changed timetable or leave from different platforms.
- You may need to change trains to continue your journey.
- The light rail runs between Circular Quay and Central.
Monday 18 to Thursday 21 December
- Nightly from 9.50pm to 3.30am, buses replace Central Coast & Newcastle Line trains between Hornsby and Berowra.
- T1 North Shore Line trains continue to run between Hornsby and Berowra, to the normal timetable.
Saturday 23 December
- From 10.50pm to 2am, trains run to a changed timetable between Berowra and Wynyard only.
- Change at Wynyard for a City Circle train towards Central, or the light rail to Circular Quay.
- Buses replace most trains between Central and Strathfield. Some limited stop and all-stations trains run from the City to Leppington via Strathfield, in that direction only.
Saturday 23 December
- From 10.30pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Penrith and St Marys, and between Strathfield and Central
- Most trains run between St Marys and Ashfield only.
- Change at Strathfield for express and all-stations buses towards Central or remain on the train for Burwood, Croydon or Ashfield.
- Some limited stop and all-stations trains run from the City to Leppington via Strathfield, in that direction only.
Saturday 23 December
- From 10.50pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Strathfield and Central.
- Most trains run between Leppington and Strathfield only. T1 Western Line trains run between Penrith and Ashfield.
- Change at Strathfield for express and all-stations buses towards Central, or T1 trains to Burwood, Croydon or Ashfield.
- Some limited stop and all-stations trains run from the City to Leppington via Strathfield, in that direction only.
Wednesday 27 December
- From 11pm to 1.30am, buses replace Inner West trains between Strathfield and Ashfield.
- Trains run between Ashfield and the City Circle.
- Leppington trains continue to run but will not stop at Ashfield.
- Most T1 Western Line trains make extra stops at Homebush and Burwood.
Sunday 31 December to Monday 1 January
- From 10am Sunday to 6am Monday, Inner West trains run between Liverpool and the City via Regents Park, stopping at all stations between Liverpool and Lidcombe, then running between Homebush and the City.
Friday 22 December
- Buses replace the 00:41 Sydenham to Liverpool service, and the 00:52 Lidcombe to Bankstown service.
Saturday 23 to Tuesday 26 December
- Buses replace trains between Lidcombe, Cabramatta and Bankstown.
Wednesday 27 December to Thursday 4 January
- Buses replace trains between Lidcombe, Cabramatta and Sydenham.
- From 10am Sunday to 6am Monday, special New Years Eve trains run between Liverpool and the City via Regents Park. Buses continue to replace trains between Lidcombe and Sydenham.
- Trackwork continues on parts of the T3 Bankstown Line until 25 January.
No trackwork scheduled.
Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 December
- Nightly from 11.50pm to 1.30am, some trains run to a changed timetable between Richmond or Leppington and Granville or Olympic Park only.
- You may need to change trains at Granville to continue your journey.
Monday 1 January
- From 11.50pm to 1.30am, some trains from Richmond to Leppington will instead run to Granville, then continue to Olympic Park.
- You may need to change trains at Granville to continue your journey.
- Trains continue to run from Leppington to Richmond, in that direction only.
No trackwork scheduled.
Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 December
- Nightly from 10pm to 1.30am, trains start and end at Central.
Saturday 23 December
- From 10.50pm to 2am, trains start and end at Central.
Saturday 23 December
- From 10.50pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Strathfield and Central.
- Trains run between Hornsby and Strathfield only, some to a changed timetable.
- Some limited stop and all-stations trains run from the City to Strathfield, in that direction only.
Friday 22 to Saturday 30 December
- From 9.50pm Friday, most trains run between Blue Mountains Line stations and Blacktown only. Change trains at Blacktown to continue your journey.
- Trains from Blacktown to Blue Mountains Line stations run up to 30 minutes later than the normal timetable.
- Bathurst trains continue to run between Bathurst and Central.
Saturday 23 December
- From 10.30pm to 2.30am, buses replace trains between Penrith and Central.
Monday 18 to Thursday 21 December
- Nightly from 9.50pm to 2.30am, buses replace trains from Hornsby to Gosford.
- Nightly from 10.10pm to 1.30am, buses replace trains from Gosford to Hornsby.
Friday 22 to Saturday 30 December
- From 9.45pm Friday, most trains run between Central Coast & Newcastle Line stations and Strathfield only. Change trains at Strathfield to continue your journey.
- You may need to catch an earlier Night Service bus from Central to Strathfield for early morning connections.
- Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 December, trains continue to run between Central Coast & Newcastle Line stations and the City via the T1 North Shore Line, to the normal timetable.
Saturday 23 December
- From 10.50pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Strathfield and Central.
- Some limited stop and all-stations trains run from the City to Strathfield, in that direction only.
No trackwork scheduled.
Thursday 21 December
- From 9.20am to 2.15pm, buses replace trains between Port Kembla and Wollongong.
- Buses towards Wollongong may leave stations up to 15 minutes earlier than the normal train timetable.
- Trains run between Wollongong and Thirroul or Waterfall to the normal timetable.
Friday 22 to Saturday 30 December
- From 9.45pm Friday, trains that normally start and end at Central, platforms 1-12 will instead start and end at Bondi Junction.
Sunday 31 December
- From 7.30am to 11.30am, at Helensburgh and Otford, all trains leave from platform 1.
- From 12pm to 4pm, at Otford and Helensburgh, all trains leave from platform 2.
No trackwork scheduled.